The brochure "Studying in Schleswig-Holstein" gives you useful information for your studies and your time in Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg, Heide).

In this brochure you will find out how you can meet people in Kiel, where you can get advice or German lessons. You will also learn more about the environment, transport and travel.

By the way: Once a semester, we offer the event "How to handle Germany" in cooperation with other institutions - with practical information on various aspects of life in Germany and Kiel.

In our video series for international students, we inform you about health insurance and what you can do if you are ill.

The German-English Health Dictionary of the German Student Union provides you with a wide range of information on health-related topics.

In Germany, every home must pay the broadcasting fee. This finances the public service media. The broadcasting fee currently costs €18.36 per month. The fee must be paid from the first month you are registered in Germany.

You have to register yourself with the broadcasting fee service. If you do not do this, the Rundfunkbeitragsservice will write to you by post after a few months and demand payment of the unpaid fees.

Only students who receive BAföG can be exempted. International students must pay the fee, regardless of how long they will live in Germany and how they finance themselves.
Whether your room in the hall of residence counts as a single flat or whether you can register a shared flat with your flatmates varies from hall of residence to hall of residence.

You can find a lot of information about the broadcasting fee for students and registration on the website of the Broadcasting Fee Service. Information on the broadcasting fee is available in various languages.

You can also find basic information about the broadcasting fee in an explanatory video.

The German Student Union has also compiled a FAQ for tenants in the halls of residence.

Dormitory dictionaries: They show typical situations from everyday life in the dormitory with the help of pictures.

Dormitory dictionary - German/Chinese/English

Dormitory dictionary - German/Polish/Russian

Dormitory dictionary - German/French/Spanish

Dormitory Dictionary - German/French/Arabic

The dormitory dictionary in German/Chinese/English is also available as a free app: www.idormdict.de.

Our international residence hall tutors are students who have experience abroad, usually speak several languages and have lived in Schleswig-Holstein for some time. They are the contact persons for all international students living in the hall of residence.

If you...

have questions about life in the hall of residence and everyday life in Germany,
don't know who to go to for specific questions,
have experienced difficult situations or feel uncomfortable in Germany,
if you would like to make contact with others,
and, and, and

...the tutors will be happy to help you.

The tutors also organise various events for international and German students (for example: welcome breakfast, games evenings, intercultural parties, etc.).

The tutors will answer your questions about life in the hall of residence and in Germany. You can find out who is currently responsible for your hall of residence on the page of the respective hall of residence.

The Study Buddy Programme is a mentoring programme for international and German* students. It promotes intercultural life at the universities in Schleswig-Holstein and the contact and exchange between German* and international students. The Studentenwerk SH arranges contact between two students (German* and international) based on interests and language skills. We currently offer the programme in Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg.

The Study Buddies meet in pairs in their free time and do what they enjoy. They decide for themselves how often they meet. In addition, we organise some events in which all Study Buddys can participate.

If you would like to register for the programme, please use our registration form. We have also answered many questions about the Study Buddy programme in a FAQ.

Registration for Kiel
Registration for Lübeck
Registration for Flensburg

(*Note: by "German" students we do not necessarily mean students with German citizenship. For the programme, it is important that you speak German fluently, that you have lived in Germany for several years and that you have people in your circle of friends who have lived in Germany for a long time. To avoid misunderstandings, we ask you to click on "register as a 'German' study buddy" when registering).